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ANDRO receives $50K FuzeHub grant for wireless project
ROME, N.Y. —Scientific research and development company ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC, in collaboration with Mohawk Valley EDGE, has received a $50,000 prize under FuzeHub’s Manufacturing

Avalon promotes COO to CEO position
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Avalon on Monday announced the promotion of COO Jon Bates to the role of CEO. JP Midgley, who previously was Avalon CEO,

Ithaca Area Economic Development says it stimulated nearly $73 million in investment in 2022
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca Area Economic Development (IAED) in 2022 reported stimulating $72.6 million in private investment, $2.7 million in new property taxes, and $874,000

Blazosky to depart Oneida County Tourism at end of June
UTICA, N.Y. — After 14 years, Oneida County Tourism President Kelly Blazosky will step down, effective June 30. Blazosky is leaving due to the expansion

Dryden Family Medicine to join Cayuga Medical Associates in June
DRYDEN, N.Y. — Dryden Family Medicine will become part of Cayuga Medical Associates (CMA) as of June 1. The new practice will be re-named Cayuga

N.Y. manufacturing index plunges back into negative territory
The benchmark index measuring manufacturing activity in New York state returned to negative territory in May. The Empire State Manufacturing Survey’s general business-conditions index plummeted 43 points in the fifth month of the year to -31.8 as business activity “declined significantly,” according to a May 15 report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Feldmeier moves forward with 3rd-generation leadership
DeWITT, N.Y. — The grandson of company founder Robert Feldmeier, Sr. and nephew of most recent president and CEO Robert Feldmeier is now leading the company. Feldmeier Equipment Inc. has announced the appointment of Colby Clark as its next president and CEO. Feldmeier Equipment is a DeWitt–based stainless-steel processing equipment manufacturer. Besides the CEO role,

Chatbots add new twist to cybercrimes
UTICA, N.Y. — It used to be that poor grammar and language made it a bit easier to spot phishing emails and avoid falling for them. Enter ChatGPT. Developed by OpenAI, ChatGPT is a large language model chatbot that predicts the next word in a series of words. In plain speak, it can “write” conversationally.

MV Chamber Alliance honors small businesses in Guglielmo’s memory
UTICA , N.Y.— Earlier this month, the Mohawk Valley Chamber Alliance celebrated the area’s small businesses and honored a longtime champion of those businesses with the presentation of the inaugural William K. Guglielmo Legacy Award. “He and I were the best of friends,” Raymond J. Durso, Jr., president and CEO of The Genesis Group says
Greater Oneida Chamber to host event on cybersecurity
ONEIDA, N.Y. — The Greater Oneida Chamber of Commerce on June 14 will host a virtual lunch and learn event with TALAS Security on the importance of cybersecurity. The event, held online from 12-1 p.m. is titled, “The Case for a Cyber Security Program.” TALAS Security will provide information on developing a cybersecurity program that
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